Antonyms for heightened

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hahyt-n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪt n

Definition of heightened

Origin : mid-15c., heightenen "to exalt, to honor or raise to high position," from height + -en (1). Related: Heightened; heightening.

adj heavy
adj elevated

Example sentences :

The eyes, either closed in sleep or appearing to be, heightened the effect.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

Your reputation, both for head and heart, as I hinted before, will be heightened.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

And then our enchantment is heightened by a prevailing duplication.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 » by Various

The cruel sensations of Imogen were not aggravated by despair, but heightened by hope.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

With heightened colour she met Tony's grave, searching eyes.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

And the scandal was heightened by Adelaide's strange choice.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

The impression was heightened by his frock coat and silk hat.
Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

The dramatic interest of the character is heightened by the recollection of his after history.
Extract from : « Symposium » by Plato

I find that for a girl to succeed in London her moral colour must be heightened a little.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

On every hand the advancing season was giving promise of heightened activity.
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

Synonyms for heightened

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